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Kingstown Shipping Car of the Year Kicks Off!

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30th June 2022

After a hiatus of two years because of ‘you know what’, Car of the Year is back, bigger and brighter than ever thanks to sponsorship from Kingstown Shipping. The first heat was held at Wheels Day which is the traditional kick-off event for the American car calendar and with a field full of vehicles, it…
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Plastic Snake

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11th January 2022

Carbon Fibre 1967 Mustang Shelby GT500CR Classic Recreations unveilss the first carbon fibre 1967 Mustang Shelby GT500CR and boy it’s a hum dinger! Classic Recreations announced last year that it was teaming up with SpeedKore Performance to build the world’s first carbon-fibre bodied classic Mustang, which it named the Shelby GT500CR. Then, last September, the builder…
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Redhill Hot Summer Nights

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11th January 2022

Editor Ben Klemenzson went to visit the newest, hottest cruise in the UK, where they cruise the miracle mile one hot August night every year… Words: Ben Klemenzson, Photography: Zack Stiling & Ben Klemenzson For one night only Redhill Surrey was transformed into a scene from American Graffiti… or was it the famous Reno, Nevada…
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Dragstalgia

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18th December 2021

Santa Pod, Northants, July 9-11, Words & Photography: AF Photography What a weekend. Due to the pandemic Dragstalgia didn’t go ahead last year and unfortunately there were still a few restrictions in place this year, but the event is now in its 10th year and was not to be missed. From racing, static displays, the…
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Special Edition Stingray

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18th December 2021

Corvette adds limited run IMSA edition and more tweaks for 2022, as Huw Evans discovers… With its mid-engine configuration, redesigned chassis and coil-over suspension, the C8 Stingray marks the biggest rethink of the Corvette formula since the car’s inception in 1953. Making its public debut just a few months before the onset of the COVID-19…
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Auction Watch

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18th December 2021

Historics’ Grand summer sale, July 17th. Windsorview Lakes, Berkshire Slap-bang in the middle of July’s sweltering heatwave, Historics hosted its largest sale in its ten-year history which was held at the picturesque 100-acre site at Windsorview Lakes, Berkshire. The total entry offered in hall, on the phone and online was 201. Known for representing the…
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Top ten Tips on Car Depreciation

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6th December 2021

A third of drivers don’t consider depreciation when they’re buying a car 14% of drivers think that all cars depreciate at the same rate A new car loses approximately 20% of its value when it is driven off the showroom forecourt, and cars lose between 15 – 20% of their value each year, however, different…
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Jeep Concepts

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1st December 2021

Every Year Jeep holds its annual Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, which is to off-roading what Wimbledon is to tennis. It’s also a great opportunity for Jeep to test out its new concept vehicles on the off-roading community and this year was no exception, with bevy of eye-popping exciting concepts that caught the attention of…
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Santa Pod announces 2022 season schedule

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24th November 2021

Santa Pod Raceway has unveiled a full 2022 calendar of events running from March to November and embracing its usual array of championship drag races, modified car shows, specialist and family events. Public track days (Run What Ya Brung and Drift What Ya Brung) will extend throughout the year from January to December. In a…
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Fancy a unique Hot Rod?!

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17th November 2021

This stunning bespoke Hot Rod was imported from Texas in bare metal by the late Graham Jones and originally completed by Home Grown Hotrods in Southend and said to have cost Graham circa £65,000 to build. Jon of Home Grown Hotrods recalls, Mr Jones a former Minardi, BAR & Tyrrell Formula 1 press officer would…
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